The Mexican Federal Competition Commission ("CFC") has revoked a fine of approximately US $1 billion that it had imposed on Mexican telecommunications company Radiomóvil Dipsa, S.A de C.V. (Telcel), a subsidiary of América Móvil, owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim.

On June 14, 2010, the Mexican Federal Competition Commission (also known as Cofeco or CFC) announced its decision to fine a group of companies and individuals in the trucking industry, whom Cofeco charged with agreeing to impose a standard fuel surcharge, in violation of Mexican antitrust law.

On January 21, 2010, the Federal Competition Commission of Mexico (Comisión Federal de Competencia, also known as "CFC" or "Cofeco") issued a ruling confirming that Telcel has substantial power in the market for mobile telephony services in Mexico.

On December 1, it was announced that the Mexican Federal Competition Commission ("Cofeco") had imposed a fine of pesos $47.5 million (approximately US $3.7 million) on Grupo Televisa, which is controlled by Mr. Emilio Azcárraga Jean, for refusing to provide certain television content to a cable television competitor.

The Federal Competition Commission (Comisión Federal de Competencia) of Mexico has announced that in August 2009 it intends to determine rules to apply to the public auction of new concession titles to use the portion of the radio-electric spectrum set aside for mobile telephony in Mexico.

Brazil’s competition authority – Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (the Administrative Council for Economic Defense or “CADE”) – has ordered a divestiture after a two-year review of Coca Cola's acquisition of a Brazilian bottled tea company.

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